NASA’s moon rocket Artemis gets hammered by 100 mph wind gusts from Nicole
Powerful wind gusts from have pounded NASA’s moon rocket, creating a cause for concern for the safety of the ship.
NASA's was left outside on the launchpad, per a statement from NASA, as moved toward Florida.
At one point Thursday, meteorologist Eric Burris from Orlando sister station WESH noted LC-39B, which is the location of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket, recorded winds at 100 miles per hour.
"That's beyond (the) design limits of the rocket to ride out a storm," Burris wrote on Twitter.
According to a statement from NASA, the rocket is designed to withstand 85 mph winds at the 60-foot level with structural margin. NASA's Kennedy Space Center said Wednesday that a team did arrive to keep essential infrastructure operational throughout the storm.
It is unclear if the Artemis moon rocket has been damaged by the wind or if any debris that could have been flying around may have damaged the rocket.
The space agency had targeted Nov. 14 for a launch attempt. The Artemis 1 launch has been delayed twice.
Nicole, now a tropical storm, made landfall in South Florida around 3 a.m. Thursday.
